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Overview

Acute bronchitis (inflammation of large airways) should be differentiated from asthma or bronchiolitis (acute inflammation of the small airways. Asthma and Bronchiolitis generally presents with cough accompanied by wheezing, tachypnea, respiratory distress, and hypoxemia. Whereas, bronchitis usually presents with cough last usually for 10 days with or without sputum. It should also be distinguished from bronchiectasis that is associated with chronic cough (due to permanent dilatation of bronchi. Additionally, chronic bronchitis should be ruled out. The diagnosis of chronic bronchitis is made in patients who have cough and sputum production on most days of the month for at least 3 months of the year during 2 consecutive years. Other diagnosis to keep in mind as differentials are: COPD, influenza, pharyngitis and sinusitis

Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Bronchitis

(By organ system)

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Influenza, Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Streptococcus Group A infection
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	Hypoglycemia
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, Asthma , Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

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 ==Overview==
-'''Bronchitis''' is an [[inflammation]] of the [[bronchus|bronchi]] (medium-size airways) in the [[lung]]s. ''[[Acute bronchitis]]'' is usually caused by [[virus]]es or [[bacteria]] and may present as cough with sputum that last several days or weeks (10 days). Other symptoms like shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and sore throat can also be found. '''Chronic bronchitis''' is not necessarily caused by infection and is generally part of a syndrome called [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] (COPD); it is defined clinically as a persistent [[cough]] that produces [[sputum]] (phlegm) and mucus, for at least three months in two consecutive years. In late stages, the disease may present with blue discoloration of body ([[cyanosis]]) and difficulty in breathing ([[dyspnea]]).
+Acute bronchitis (inflammation of large airways) should be differentiated from asthma or bronchiolitis (acute inflammation of the small airways. Asthma and Bronchiolitis generally presents with cough accompanied by wheezing, tachypnea, respiratory distress, and hypoxemia. Whereas, bronchitis usually presents with cough last usually for 10 days with or without sputum. It should also be distinguished from bronchiectasis that is associated with chronic cough (due to permanent dilatation of bronchi. Additionally, chronic bronchitis should be ruled out. The diagnosis of chronic bronchitis is made in patients who have cough and sputum production on most days of the month for at least 3 months of the year during 2 consecutive years.
-Bronchitis should be differentiated from various pulmonary and infectious conditions that have similar presentation as it. The various conditions that should be considered are: [[Asthma]], [[Bronchiolitis]], [[Bronchiectasis]], [[COPD]], [[influenza]], [[pharyngitis]] and [[sinusitis]]
+Other diagnosis to keep in mind as differentials are: [[COPD]], [[influenza]], [[pharyngitis]] and [[sinusitis]]
 ==Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Bronchitis==

Bronchitis differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions

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Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Bronchitis

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